The creamery that makes Nancy's Yogurt is pursuing solar energy with the help of tax credits and grants. It hopes to use the energy itself instead of selling it to EWEB and buying it back.

“It makes good economic sense, and in this era of reducing resource use, it’s the right thing to do,” Sue Kesey, co-founder of the family business, said Thursday.

The $500,000 project features 135 photovoltaic roof panels and generates 63.5 kilowatts at the company’s plant on Airport Road. That initial cost, financed by Key Bank, is offset by state and federal tax credits, depreciation and a $25,000 grant from Eugene Water & Electric Board. After eight to 10 years, the project’s net cost will be about $7,100, Kesey said.

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The technology industry is always in flux. And this rapid rate of change poses challenges to companies ranging from nimble startups aiming to make their mark to established organizations fighting to remain relevant. This is particularly true in the competitive digital display market, where an Oregon company has been at the forefront of nearly every major breakthrough in the last three decades.

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Robert S. Wiggins has joined Lane Powell as a Shareholder in the Corporate/M&A Practice Group. Wiggins is a well-known lawyer, entrepreneur, and investor with more than 30 years of experience leading and advising established and emerging companies in the Pacific Northwest. Wiggins will focus his practice on offering outside general counsel services, including general corporate and board representation, business transactions and capital events.